Grantees
Grantee Spotlight
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San Diego Natural History Museum In 2010, The VWR Foundation awarded a grant to the San Diego Natural History Museum to support the Nature To You Loan Library. This is a collection of 1,800 fossils, reserved insects, and taxidermy mounts of birds and mammals that are available for teachers to borrow in order to augment classroom science learning. Specimens can be borrowed for up to two weeks at a time and are available to both teachers and informal educators such as Scout leaders. Approximately 155 educators hold memberships at the Loan Library. During the 2010-2011 school year, the Nature To You specimens have been used to educate nearly 50,000 students, a number that is expected to continue growing in future years. With its extensive loan collection, the Nature To You program is a significant aid to teachers who seek to build student interest in science. The specimens serve as a wonderful supplement to classroom curricula by providing a tangible element beyond books or videos. The grant allowed the program to begin fabrication of fabric case covers, print case and shelf labels including specimen common and scientific binomial names, weather strip each specimen case, and create a teacher curriculum for specimen samples. |
2012 Grantees
| 01/03/2012 | EASTERN UNIVERSITY |
| 01/03/2012 | OCEAN ADVENTURE |
| 01/18/2012 | CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION |
| 03/15/2012 | SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA |
| 03/15/2012 | UNITED STATES NAVEL ACADEMY FOUNDATION |
| 03/15/2012 | ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES |
| 05/14/2012 | JRSI FOUNDATION INC |
| 05/14/2012 | SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY BALBOA PARK |
| 05/14/2012 | SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| 06/28/2012 | JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF DELAWARE INC |
| 06/28/2012 | PROFESSIONALS ANALYZING PAP SMEARS INC |
| 06/28/2012 | RADNOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC |
| 06/28/2012 | CRISTO REY PHILADEPHIA HIGH SCHOOL |
2011 Grantees
| 01/05/2011 | SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA |
| 02/14/2011 | ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER INC |
| 03/08/2011 | BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES |
| 03/08/2011 | SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| 03/08/2011 | JRSI FOUNDATION INC |
| 03/08/2011 | IPRAXIS |
| 05/06/2011 | SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY BALBOA PARK |
| 05/06/2011 | NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE |
| 05/06/2011 | HEALING HEARTS ACROSS BORDERS |
| 08/09/2011 | TIGER WOODS LEARNING CENTER FOUNDATION |
| 08/09/2011 | HOPE HAPPENS INC |
| 08/09/2011 | SCHMAHL SCIENCE WORKSHOPS |
| 08/09/2011 | BAY AREA BIOSCIENCE CENTER |
| 10/27/2011 | AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY |
| 11/29/2011 | INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE INC |
| 11/29/2011 | BEST ROBOTICS INC |
| 11/29/2011 | SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM |
2010 Grantees
| 01/2010 | SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA |
| 01/2010 | PROFESSIONALS ANALYZING PAP SMEARS INC |
| 02/2010 | SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE |
| 02/2010 | DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA INC |
| 02/2010 | SCHMAHL SCIENCE WORKSHOPS |
| 06/2010 | TIGER WOODS LEARNING CENTER FOUNDATION |
| 06/2010 | PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF |
| 06/2010 | INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE INC |
| 06/2010 | SAN DIEGO SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY BALBOA PARK |
| 07/2010 | JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF DELAWARE INC |
| 07/2010 | SOUTH CAROLINA AQUARIUM |
| 09/2010 | BAY AREA BIOSCIENCE CENTER |
| 10/2010 | LABORATORY SAFETY WORKSHOP |
| 12/2010 | BRADFORD HEIGHTS HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION |
| 12/2010 | THE GESU SCHOOL INC |
| 12/2010 | CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON |
2009 Grantees
| 07/2009 | SEATTLE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION |
| 09/2009 | CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON |
| 11/2009 | CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL |
| 11/2009 | THE GESU SCHOOL INC |
